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      09-12-2020, 06:53 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by frankc View Post
I did this job last weekend. I first tried the method of removing only the water pump pulley, and was able to remove all the oil filter housing bolts, only to discover that the water pump interfered with the removal of the housing itself, so I ended up having to remove the water pump anyway. It's not that much extra work, but wanted to share my experience.
I was going to try the same thing, haha. From the pictures I've seen it does look like you can wiggle it out, but I guess not!
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